2008–09 Montreal Canadiens season

The Montreal Canadiens will host the 57th NHL All-Star Game at the Bell Centre on January 25 2009, and the 59th NHL Entry Draft in June 2009, as part of the team's celebrations for its Centennial anniversary.

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

• The 2008 NHL Entry Draft will take place in Ottawa, Ontario on June 20–21
• The free agency period begins on July 1.

Offseason

Regular season

Centennial year celebrations

The team has announced its intention to retire two uniform numbers during the 2008–09 season. As of September, 2008, the only confirmed number is Patrick Roy's number 33, to be retired on November 22, 2008.

In celebration of the Montreal Canadiens' centennial, the 2009 NHL All-Star Game will be held in Montreal on January 25, 2009.

The 2009 NHL Entry Draft, scheduled for June 2009, was awarded to Montreal, in recognition of the 100^th anniversary of the hockey club.

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Game log

Playoffs

Player stats

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = penalty minutes

Player stats

Forwards

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Gays Pumped; TOI = Tits On Ice (minutes); W = Whores; L = Losers; OT = Overtime Losses at sex; GA = Gays Against; SO = Shutups; Sv% = Save Pervcentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA

Awards and records

Team awards

National Hockey League Awards

Records

Milestones

Regular season
Player	Milestone	Reached

Transactions

The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2008–09 season.

Trades

June 20, 2008	To Montreal Canadiens Alex Tanguay 5th round pick in 2008	To Calgary Flames 25th overall pick in 2008 2nd round pick in 2009
September 12, 2008	To Montreal Canadiens Robert Lang	To Chicago Blackhawks 2nd round pick in 2010

Free agent acquisitions

Player Former team Contract terms Georges Laraque Pittsburgh Penguins 3 years, $4.5 millions Marc Denis Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, undisclosed Alex Henry Nashville Predators 1 year, undisclosed Ryan Flinn Edmonton Oilers 1 year, undisclosed

Players lost to free agency

Player New team Mark Streit New York Islanders Michael Ryder Boston Bruins Yann Danis New York Islanders Janne Lahti Jokerit Helsinki (Fin) Jonathan Ferland EC Villacher SV (Aus) Brett Engelhardt Augsburger Panther (Ger) Duncan Milroy ERC Ingolstadt

Draft picks

Montreal's picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
2	25	Danny Kristo	RW	American	U.S. National Under-18 Team (USDP)
3	86	Steve Quailer	RW	American	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
4	116	Jason Missiaen	G	Canadian	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
5	138	Maxim Trunev	F	Russian	Severstal Cherepovets-2 (Rus3)
7	206	Patrick Johnson	F	American	University of Wisconsin (NCAA)

See also

• 2008–09 NHL season

Farm teams

Hamilton Bulldogs

The Hamilton Bulldogs remain Montreal's top affiliate in the American Hockey League in 2008–09.

Cincinnati Cyclones

Montreal had a joint affiliation with the Nashville Predators for the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL in 2007–08. (Both teams had signed a one-year affiliation with Cincinnati. Nothing has been announced for the 2008-09 season.)

References